Ideas from 'Individuals:Essay in Descript Metaphysics' by Peter F. Strawson [1959], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Individuals: Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics' by Strawson,Peter F. [Methuen University 1974,0-416-68310-x]].
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1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 1. Nature of Metaphysics
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Descriptive metaphysics aims at actual structure, revisionary metaphysics at a better structure
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1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 6. Metaphysics as Conceptual
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Descriptive metaphysics concerns unchanging core concepts and categories
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1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 5. Linguistic Analysis
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Close examination of actual word usage is the only sure way in philosophy
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15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 4. Other Minds / d. Other minds by analogy
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I can only apply consciousness predicates to myself if I can apply them to others
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16. Persons / B. Nature of the Self / 7. Self and Body / a. Self needs body
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A person is an entity to which we can ascribe predicates of consciousness and corporeality
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19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 3. Predicates
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The idea of a predicate matches a range of things to which it can be applied
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